Chiang Rai Businesses call for New Motorway to Chiang Mai

ChiangRai – ChiangMai 150km motorway to be built linking the provinces

CHIANGRAI – Businesses in Chiang Rai are calling for a 150km motorway to be built linking the province with Chiang Mai to create a shorter route between the two, said Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt.

He said the Chiang Rai Chamber of Commerce and private sector claim the main route between the two provinces cuts through busy towns with heavy traffic.

Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt.

They said the motorway will help shorten travel between the two provinces.

The minister said he has instructed the Highways Department and other agencies to study traffic congestion in major cities and come up with measures to ease the problem.

Chiang Rai is connected to regional transport routes which have carried a rise in the volume of freight transport over the past few years.